2021-05-11: News Headlines

Jay Connor (2021-05-11). Why Not? Twitter Erupts After Russell Westbrook Breaks Oscar Robertson's Triple-Double Record. theroot.com After bullying boxscores for the past 13 seasons, Russell Westbrook has accomplished a feat that was once thought humanly impossible. On Monday night, the nine-time NBA All-Star etched his name in the record books when, after snatching his 10th rebound off of the rim with 8: 30 remaining in the fourth quarter, he broke…

David Swanson (2021-05-11). Talk World Radio: Richard Falk on Peace, War, and the Life of a Citizen Pilgrim. warisacrime.org Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio, our guest is Richard Falk. Richard Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University, and currently Chair of Global Law, Queen Mary …

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-05-10). Venezuela's COVID-19 Brief for Sunday: 1,321 Cases, 11 Deaths and 91% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com Venezuela reached the 420th day of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic this Sunday, May 9. The country registered 1,321 new cases in the last 24 hours; of them 1,318 were cases of community-transmission and 3 were imported. Eleven deaths were also registered, as reported the executive vice president of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, through her Twitter account. | With this, the country accumulated a total of 207,870 infections and 2,291 deaths from the disease in 420 days. Among them, 14,811 cases reportedly remain active, with 8,779 patients receiving care in hospitals, 5,401 in comprehensive diagnosis cente…

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Laura Capote (2021-05-10). Colombia's leaders want to stain their country with the blood of the working class. peoplesdispatch.org As police and military forces in Colombia use violence to try to repress the massive mobilizations that grew out of a national strike, demonstrators have seen flagrant violations of their human rights. | Mainstream media in Colombia and the South American continent have been selectively silent about the atrocities, and so those seeking to either learn or share information on the situation have had to turn to social media to break the media blockade. During the day, photos are shared of the colorful marches and joyful mobilizations. At night, videos of terror start appearing with a distressing frequency: the mobil…

Staff (2021-05-10). Bolivia's Arce: Rich Countries Hoard Vaccines & Turn them Into Commodities. orinocotribune.com Bolivian President Luis Arce affirms that the "savage capitalism" that rules in rich countries has turned COVID-19 vaccines into merchandise. | "The rich countries have hoarded vaccines, the vaccine has become a new commodity in the world because of savage capitalism," the Bolivian head of state denounced on Saturday, through a message posted on Twitter . | Arce's tweet included the statements he offered during an exclusive interview with various state media on the occasion of the first six months of his tenure. The president also expressed concern about the lack of a "structural" solution to the coronavirus pand…

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